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New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots - Week 6
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NYG
CHI		 21
 27
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PIT
NYJ		 19
 6
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CAR
MIN		 35
 10
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CIN
BUF		 27
 24
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DET
CLE		 31
 17
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GB
BAL		 19
 17
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PHI
TB		 31
 20
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OAK
KC		 7
 24
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STL
HOU		 38
 13
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JAC
DEN		 19
 35
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TEN
SEA		 13
 20
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ARI
SF		 20
 32
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NO
NE		 27
 30
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WAS
DAL		 16
 31
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IND
SD		 9
 19
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Saints 26, Patriots 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Drew Brees Pass: 320, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 15 Darren Sproles Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 8-60, 1
RB 29 Pierre Thomas Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 34 Marques Colston Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 63 Kenny Stills Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 1 Jimmy Graham Rec: 9-90, 1 TD
K 2 Garrett Hartley FG: 4/4 XP: 2/2
DEF 17 Defense / ST  
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New England Patriots
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Tom Brady Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 26 Stevan Ridley Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 39 LeGarrette Blount Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 43 Brandon Bolden Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 26 Kenbrell Thompkins Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 33 Danny Amendola Rec: 7-70, 0 TD
WR 69 Julian Edelman Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
WR 84 Aaron Dobson Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 10 Rob Gronkowski Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 11 Stephen Gostkowski FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 26 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Saints QB Drew Brees is 3-0 vs. NE, completing 47 of 65 (72.3 pct.) for 723 yards with 8 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 148.3 rating. Since joining NO in 2006, leads NFL with 35,293 yards & 256 TDs. Has NFL-record 11 games in row with 25+ comp... Since 2011, RB Darren Sproles leads NFL RBs with 187 catches, 1,685 rec. yards & 15 rec. TDs. RB Pierre Thomas had career-high 2 rec. TDs last week... TE Jimmy Graham had 10 catches for 135 yards last week & has 100+ yards in 4 games in row, tied for longest streak by TE in NFL history. Ties for NFC lead with 6 TDs. Since 2011 (incl. playoffs), leads NFL TEs with 233 catches & 3,043 yards. Leads NFC TEs with 29 TDs in span. WR Marques Colston had 4 catches for 121 yards (30.3 avg.) & TD in last meeting... DE Cameron Jordan has 4 sacks in past 4. Since 2006 (incl. playoffs), S Roman Harper has 18.5 sacks, most by DB. Rookie S Kenny Vaccaro had 1st career sack last week.

Patriots Dating back to 2012, NE has won 8 of past 9 regular-season games at home... With win, BILL BELICHICK (209) can surpass HOFer CHUCK NOLL (209) for 5th-most victories all-time among head coaches... QB Tom Brady (341) needs 2 TD passes to surpass HOFer FRAN TARKENTON (342) for 4th-most in NFL history. Has 37-9 record (.804) as starter vs. NFC. For career, Brady is 2-1 vs. NO & has completed 55 of 91 passes (60.4 pct.) for 717 yards with 7 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 101.8 rating... For career, RB Brandon Bolden averages 5.2 yards per carry... TE Rob Gronkowski has 8 career TD receptions in 11 career games vs. NFC... WR Julian Edelman has 7+ catches in 4 of 5 games in '13. Rookie WR Kenbrell Thompkins ranks 1st among AFC rookies in receiving yards (273)... Defense has forced turnover in 32 consecutive games, longest active streak in NFL... DE Chandler Jones has 3.5 sacks in past 4 games... In past 5, CB Aqib Talib has 4 INTs & FF. Has team-best 8 passes defensed... LB Brandon Spikes posted 1st INT of season last week & 2nd of career.


Results and Schedule
New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 ATL H W 23-17 +6
2 2013-09-15 TB A W 16-14 +2
3 2013-09-22 ARI H W 31-7 +24
4 2013-09-30 MIA H W 38-17 +21
5 2013-10-06 CHI A W 26-18 +8
6 2013-10-13 NE A    
7   Bye      
8 2013-10-27 BUF H    
9 2013-11-03 NYJ A    
10 2013-11-10 DAL H    
11 2013-11-17 SF H    
12 2013-11-21 ATL A    
13 2013-12-02 SEA A    
14 2013-12-08 CAR H    
15 2013-12-15 STL A    
16 2013-12-22 CAR A    
17 2013-12-29 TB H    
   
New England Patriots
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 BUF A W 23-21 +2
2 2013-09-12 NYJ H W 13-10 +3
3 2013-09-22 TB H W 23-3 +20
4 2013-09-29 ATL A W 30-23 +7
5 2013-10-06 CIN A L 6-13 -7
6 2013-10-13 NO H    
7 2013-10-20 NYJ A    
8 2013-10-27 MIA H    
9 2013-11-03 PIT H    
10   Bye      
11 2013-11-18 CAR A    
12 2013-11-24 DEN H    
13 2013-12-01 HOU A    
14 2013-12-08 CLE H    
15 2013-12-15 MIA A    
16 2013-12-22 BAL A    
17 2013-12-29 BUF H    

Injury Report
New Orleans Saints
Out  NT Brodrick Bunkley (calf)
Questionable  SS Roman Harper (knee)
 RB Mark Ingram (toe)
 FS Malcolm Jenkins (neck)
 CB Keenan Lewis (knee)
 WR Lance Moore (hand)
Probable  FS Isa Abdul-Quddus (ankle)
 CB Chris Carr (back)
 OLB Martez Wilson (ankle)
IR  DE Kenyon Coleman (pectoral, 8/7/2013)
 WR Joe Morgan (knee, 8/27/2013)
 CB Patrick Robinson (knee, 9/18/2013)
 OLB Will Smith (knee, 8/27/2013)
 ILB Jonathan Vilma (knee, 9/3/2013)
PUP  OLB Victor Butler (knee)
   
New England Patriots
Out  WR Matt Slater (wrist)
Questionable  WR Aaron Dobson (neck)
 DT Tommy Kelly (knee)
 RB Stevan Ridley (knee)
 RB Leon Washington (ankle)
 FS Tavon Wilson (hamstring)
Probable  WR Danny Amendola (groin)
 CB Kyle Arrington (groin)
 RB Brandon Bolden (knee)
 SS Nate Ebner (ankle)
 TE Rob Gronkowski (other-excused)
 SLB Dont'a Hightower (knee)
 WLB Jerod Mayo (ankle)
 DE Rob Ninkovich (groin)
IR  RB Shane Vereen (wrist, 9/10/2013)
 DT Vince Wilfork (achilles-tendon, 10/3/2013)
 SS Adrian Wilson (hamstring, 8/31/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NO
 Offense 		 NE
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 26.7 19.7 23.2 NO
Rushing yards 73.7 123.3 106.9 NE
Rushing yards per attempt 3.13 4.13 4.07 NE
Completion % 69.7% 56.6% 61.7% NO
Passing yards 318.7 217.7 249.0 NO
Passing yards per completion 11.67 10.23 11.05 NO
Passing yards per attempt 8.13 5.79 6.82 NO
Interceptions 0.7 0.7 1.0 -
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.3 0.7 NO
Sacks allowed 2.7 2.0 2.7 NE
3rd down conversions 43.5% 37.2% 37.7% NO
4th down conversions 33.3% 25.0% 42.1% NO
Time of possession 34:42 30:02 30:06 NO
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NO
 Defense 		 NE
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 16.0 14.7 23.2 NE
Rushing yards 99.0 120.7 106.9 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 5.43 4.10 4.07 NE
Completion % 60.1% 57.6% 61.7% NE
Passing yards 218.7 198.0 249.0 NE
Passing yards per completion 11.32 10.78 11.05 NE
Passing yards per attempt 6.80 6.21 6.82 NE
INT return 1.3 1.0 1.0 NO
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.7 0.7 NO
Sacks 3.3 3.0 2.7 NO
3rd down conversions 35.7% 36.5% 37.7% NO
4th down conversions 0.0% 14.3% 42.1% NO
Time of possession 24:58 29:58 30:06 NO

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NO   NE  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.7 11.7 8.8 NE
Yards per kick return 20.0 22.1 23.8 NE
Yards allowed per punt return 7.3 6.0 8.8 NE
Yards allowed per kick return 26.3 25.7 23.8 NE
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NO   NE  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 4.3 6.4 NE
Penalty yards 36.7 38.7 56.0 NO

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 of the 2013 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
New Orleans Saints vs. New England Patriots
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 11 2001-11-25 NO NE 17-34 NE
2005 11 2005-11-20 NO NE 17-24 NE
2009 12 2009-11-30 NE NO 17-38 NO

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.